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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98282

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At a glance

Schools

767

Students

Top rankedUtsalady Elementary538^th of 1,138 Washington elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Elger Bay Elementary up 149 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 98282 contains two K–5 elementary schools on Camano Island—Utsalady Elementary and Elger Bay Elementary—serving 767 students together within the Stanwood-Camano School District.

Utsalady Elementary is the stronger school overall based on its 2025–26 ranking, three-star rating, and academic results. It ranked 538th of 1,138 Washington elementary schools, compared with 621st for Elger Bay Elementary. Utsalady led in English Language Arts, 48.44% to 44.32%, and science, 60% to 58.62%. Its standout result was fifth-grade ELA, where 61.67% of students were proficient—above both district and state results. Utsalady also reported somewhat lower free/reduced-price lunch participation, higher per-student spending, and a slightly lower student-teacher ratio. The district itself ranks in the 67th percentile statewide, offering a relatively solid broader school-system context.

Elger Bay Elementary has important strengths, especially in math and recent improvement. Its overall math proficiency was narrowly higher than Utsalady’s, 45.76% versus 45.45%, and its third-grade math result was particularly strong at 60.38%, above district and state levels. However, performance was uneven: fifth-grade math was only 27.59%, while ELA remained below both district and state averages. Elger Bay made larger year-over-year gains than Utsalady, including a 10.50-point increase in math and a 7.87-point increase in science, helping its ranking rise sharply. For families comparing the schools, Utsalady offers stronger and more consistent overall results, while Elger Bay shows promising momentum but greater variation by grade. Science is the clearest shared strength, and ELA—along with fifth-grade math at Elger Bay—deserves the closest attention.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Utsalady Elementary	Public	K-5	608 Arrowhead Rd	Camano Island	98282	Island County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 629-1260	391	26	15.0	32.5%	291 (74.4%)	6 (1.5%)	38 (9.7%)	19 (4.9%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.7%)	50.8	538^th of 1138 public elementary schools	52.7%		45.4	607^th of 1160 public elementary schools	47.7%	69	60.0	60.0	40.3	45.0	61.7	48.4	45.1	48.2	43.3	45.5	84.5	89.7	87.9	87.9	87.9	89.7	93.1	86.2	89.7	89.7	$21,054	$897	$20,157
Elger Bay Elementary	Public	K-5	1810 Elger Bay Rd	Camano Island	98282	Island County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 629-1290	376	24	15.5	41.2%	288 (76.6%)	4 (1.1%)	51 (13.6%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.6%)	44.2	621^st of 1138 public elementary schools	45.4%		33.8	770^th of 1160 public elementary schools	33.6%	149	58.6	58.6	45.3	40.0	48.3	44.3	60.4	50.0	27.6	45.8	89.2	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	89.2	96.9	90.8	89.2	89.2	$19,839	$701	$19,138

Cities Near Zip Code 98282

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Camano Island	3.2 mi	2	177^th
Coupeville	7.38 mi	7	53^rd
Stanwood	8.4 mi	9	119^th
Oak Harbor	9.56 mi	13	73^rd
Port Townsend	12.02 mi	4	98^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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